Umbrella ferrule



y 30, 94 J. LEVIN 2,350,283

UMBRELLA FERRULE Filed April 30, 1943 Josef]? Lew'z'n Patented May 30, 1944 Joseph Levin, Lancaster, Pa., assignonto "Polan, Katz-.& Company, Baltimore,"Md.-'

ApplicationApril'lifl, 1943,, Scrial No. 485,218 Claims. (01. 13'5-34') This invention relates to an improved onepiece ferrule for umbrellas.

An object of this invention is to provide a ferrule which is formed of one piece having 'an annular groovein the lower portion thereof witha one-piece element formed with an annular groove .at its inner end and the cover being so arranged at its center as to be firmly retained within the groove.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved ferrule which can be made out of any suitable material and may be molded or otherwise shaped to provide the desired construction, the center of the cover being stitched and drawn tightly into the groove.

The invention consists of the novel construc tion, combination and arrangement of parts as i.

will be more specifically referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein is shown an embodiment of this invention, but it it to be understood that changes, modifications and variations may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional View of an umbreila and cover embodying an improved ferrule constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a detail side elevation of the ferrule. and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of the cover removed from the ferrule, showing the manner of applying the stitches to the center of the cover.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral l0 designates generally an umbrella stick having adjacent the outer end thereof a circumferentially split ring it with which ribs 12 are pivotally secured by means of a wire IS. A cover 14 of flexible material is adapted to engage over the ribs i2 and is provided at the outer marginal portions thereof with tips H: which are secured to the cover M by stitching 16. The outer ends of the ribs 12 are reduced as at I! and removably engage in sockets 13 provided in the tips I5.

A ferrule generally designated as l9 isadapted to be removably mounted on the outer end. of

the stick It. The ferrule l9 includes a body 20 formedawithhan inwardly opening socket 2! within which the outer end of the stick I0, is adapted to bejfirmly engaged. The socket .20 also includes an opening, 22 of slightly larger diameter than the. diameter of the socket 20 for receiving theouter' projecting portion 23 of the ring I l. I The'ferrule body 20 at its inner portion is formed with an annular groove, or channel 2i Within which the center of the cover M is adapted to be snugly and tightly mounted. The groove 24 ,formsan inner flange 25 which is integral with the. ferrule body 20 and which' is adapted to contact'with the outer side of the ring H.

The cover It has an inner reinforcing discshaped member 26 interposed between the inner side of the cover 14 and the outer side of the flange 25. As shown in Figure 2, the cover l4 and the reinforcing member 26 are provided with central registering openings 21 and the central portions of the cover It and reinforcing member 26 are firmly secured together by overcasting stitching 28. A puff 29 is also secured to the cover l4 being secured to the outer side of the cover 44 by stitching 30.

In the mounting of the cover M on the ferrule l9, the cover M with the reinforcing member 26 is forced over the periphery or outer side of the ferrule 59 and then loosely positioned within the groove 24. The stitching 28 is then extended through the cover I l and the reinforcing member 25, the stitching being drawn tight so as to constrict the central portion of the cover l4 within the groove 24. After the stitching 28 has been applied to the cover It and the reinforcing member 26, the puff 29 may be slipped over the ferrule l9 and then forced into the groove 24.

The stitching 30 securing the puff 29 to the cover M is in the form of relatively long stitches which preferably engage only through the cover 14 and the tWo sides of the puff 29. The stitching 30 is positioned outwardly a slight distance from the stitching 28. The stitching 28 is applied by inserting a needle through the cover M and the reinforcing member 26 within the groove 24, the needle being inserted on substantially a tangent to the ferrule. The cover l4 by means of the stitching 2B is thus firmly and snugly held within the groove 24 so that the ferrule I9. forms a removable part secured to the cover 24 and may be removed from the fram with the ti s I5. In this manner a new cover may be readily applied to the umbrella frame by merely inserting the ferrule over the outer end of the stick and securing the tips IE to the outer ends of the ribs with the cover finally tied to the ribs between the ends thereof.

A ferrule constructed according to this invention will eliminate a number of steps necessary in assembling the umbrella cover and also eliminate an appreciable amount of material necessary to form the ferrule.

What I claim is:

1. In an umbrella having a frame including a stick and ribs, 9. cover and tips secured to the outer margin of the cover; a ferrule secured to the center of the cover and telescoping the outer end of the stick, said ferrule comprisinga tapered body formed with an inwardly opening socket and an annular groove adjacent the inner large end of said body, said cover having acen-.:

tra1 opening engageable within said groove, and stitching snugly binding'said cover within said groove.

2. In an umbrella having a frame and a cover removably secured to the frame, and said frame including a stick, a ring secured to the outer portion of said stick, and a plurality of rib pivotally carried by said ring, with said cover comprising a flexible body, a plurality of rib tips secured to the outer margin of said body, and said cover having a central opening; a ferrule fixed to said cover within said opening and removably engaging the outer end of said stick and a portion of said ring, said ferrule comprising a tapered body formed with an inwardly opening socket for receiving said stick, said socket having the inner portion thereof of larger diameter to telescope a portion of said ring, said tapered body being formed with an annular channel adjacent the inner end thereof Within which the edges of the central opening of said cover are adapted to be retained in abutting relation to the inner wall of said channel, and stitching snugly securing said channel within said groove.

3. An umbrella ferrule comprising a member formed with a stick receiving socket and having an annular channel on its outer side adjacent its inner end, said channel having an inner wall 5- and a pair of side walls for snugly receiving the I edges of the central opening of an umbrella having a central opening to a one-piece ferrule provided with an annular groove which includes inserting the ferrule through the opening to position the edges of said opening within the groove, crowding the edges of the said central opening of the, cover in abutting relation to the inner wall of the groove and constricting and binding that portion of the cover within the groove by means of overcast stitching.

JOSEPH LEVIN. 

